Machine for making bail-attaching ears for sheet-metal cans.



C. F. HAKE, In. MACHINE FOR MAKING BAIL ATTACH|NG-EARS FOR SHEET METALCAMS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. l5. 1916- c. F. HAKE, 1R. f MACHINE FOR MAKINGBAIL ATTACHING EARSM`F0R SHEET METAL CANS. APPLICATION FILED DEC. I5,19.16. 1,250,306. J T Patented De@.18,1917.

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c. F. HAKE,'JR. MACHINE FOR MAKING BAIL ATTACHING EARS FOR SHEET METALCANS.

1 APPLICATION FILED DEC. I5. 1915. v

Patented Dec. 18, 1917.

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Fay //0 f f Y I/ ZW' s@ d www miennes'Klemmen.,

' .'Jr.,` a` A.citizen ofi-.the .United States ,of

county of .Hamilton and:n Stateef LQhio, haye linvented a .new..an`d.useful Maehineior `M.etal Cans, -o'v-lwhi'eh the'vivollowingflsarspecification. y Y y .'-Ifnwthe usual method .of mannfaetnring Y lerffr Sheetmetalgnsithe'base-ande@ elements of 1.the..earsare-assembled; by hand,

the bases .being placed in `rows inholders ,the caps and' .bases then'being fed to .ama- "chine V.which jperformsthe assembliiig .opera-.tion This. method .I of .construet IiQCefSsi- AAtates .theemployment.,ofanumberf ef operatives Vfor theplacing of 4the lease andnaps together lin :the holders' pi'rovidedfor ,them, .in order to keepthe. .assembling ymachine kbusy inthe ,operation .of assembling!) the.caps `and bases. ln orderto.attendtofthezopera- .tion tof-the mahine itisalsoneeessaryfto emjploy an voperativefor.thispurjgiose. n In additionto `the .expense Aentailed t.by hmfing'g. to employ many `operatives.for this simple detail .of `can construction,lthe operation lof placing.the caps; Within i the .base v`consumes 1 muchtime of an operative.

Anebjeet of my invention is toiprodu'ce Y a Y. machineV for assemblinglthe parts l ofthe Vstille.

earsto Which the bails of sheet metal cans lare attachedyin suchamannei'that theenzployment of but .one :operativefis necessary,

the machine plaeingthe .capsWithinfthel bases of theyears :and .thensecuring. them together, automatic means being-.proifided for feedingthe'elements to thefmaehine and .thendischarging'the .completed -,earsItherefrom. Thisrand other objects are attained in the ,machinevdescribed in ,thefollowing specification and illustrated in the,accompanying drawings2 in which; l

` Figure 1 isa front elenationlofa machine embodying myinvention.

Fig. Zis a plan viewofthe maehineillustratedin Fig. 1. Y Fig. 3 .is a`fragmental plan View otmy ear.assemblingmachine upon .an .enlargedspeciacatin of Lettersratent. L

.gmerica3- and. resident of Cineinnati,'.in LtlieLbCdfYi-Dgmy,invention', provided for `them YandtheleapsjeeingplaeedWithin the lbases ready to be-r seeuredvthereto,v

surface. of table l17.

)Eigwf is airagmental. vertiealfseetion Toi' i f Y .F1a 7 is .e.,zfta'gmental .vertical .Seetien liown in `seetion andloeat'led'betwe'e the .115111853 Sherman-'.9 l@i nig. i,

yof an ear fas assembledf'by'the Y maehine enl-y My :'ear assemblngmaehine .Consists lof .a

feeding oapstowardthe assembling Ineelia-y isembling mechanism and the.fourth .mechaassembled .earsfreni.v the machine. n y The `V mechanismsabove .referred .to f `.are mounted upon a frame 12,*.this rame'belng'providedwitha drive Vshaft 1 3 mounted in tional Views ofthat!portion.,offthemachiine v `nis'mfthe .thirdrmechanismbeing theas- YY .bearings 1li: located at ieahnd A.Oiithairain@V the. drive. shaft:beingprovidedl yiith afdriye pulley 15 andadaptedtobe eonnected'ivith1th'edrive shaft .'13 bymeansojf alnhitchgl-l,

theQclutch.beingv operatedby hand jlevel;l 17a located at the Side ofthe'. maehi'ne. A Located beneath the table/17Y of-fthe frame/k12.. .isa

,Shaft .18 extending lin the same dilt. Illas 19y over Whieh passes. lfabelt '20 yvhiehleeinmunicates motion ffiomfa pulley? 21 :seeued Vto 'thedrive. shaft. This 'Shaft "18 isgprov'ided with Worms 22 .and .28jivhiehmesh .with

cally rotatable shafts and. 2,7;'locat`edjn bearings 28"'and 29'e'xtendingffrom the 4under l The iipp'er V'ends .of shafts 26 and 27 areprovidedfivith turntable feeding the bases and eaps to .theasseniblingmechanism, turn table SOIIbei'ng employed, ,for .105

y'feeding the basesv and turn-table. .3l leiigieni- .ployed forrfeedingthe lcaps', theformer oom- .drive .shaft .13 andfprovided with ,apulley )disks 30 and 31 .Which .are`.employed .for

tweeen table 17 and in substantially the same plane with drive shaft 13,is a shaft 32, parallel with shaft 13. Shaft 32 is provided with pulleys33 and 34 over which pass belts 35 and 36 which communicate motion topulleys 37 and 38 mounted on forwardly eX- tending shafts 39 and 40.Drive shaft 13 is provided with a pulley 41 and shaft 32 with a pulley42, which are operatively connected by means of a belt 43. Shafts 39 and40 eX- tend through hoppers 44 and 45 which communicate with theinterior of drums 46 kand 47 adapted to receive the bases and caps fedin bottle capping machinery, such as disclosed in Patent Number 643,973,issued Feb. 20, 1909 tovPainter et al. Way 50 is adapted to receive-thebases from the select- 'ing wheel 48 of the drum 46 to bring them intoposition therein as disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2, way 51 .communicatingwith selecting wheel 49 to locate the caps in the way as 'also disclosedin Figs. 1 and 2. Ways 50 and 51 are mounted on the table 17 and passaround the peripheries of the turn tables 30 'and' 31, the bottoms ofthe ways being removed at these points to permit the bases and caps torest respectively upon the turn tables 30 and 31 and to be carried bythem into position to be operated upon by the assembling mechanism.

Mounted on shaft 13 above turn table 30 is a cam 52, a roller 53 mountedon an arm 54 secured to a rock shaft 55, bearing upon cam 52.V This camis provided with a single lobe 52EL so that during a portion of itsrotation the cam will cause rocking motion of lever 54 and consequentrocking motion of rock shaft 55. Shaft 55 is journaled in bearings 56and 57 secured to the frame of the machine and adjacent to the center ofthe shaft a depending arm 58 is provided. This arm is connected adjacentto its lower end with one end of the spring 59, the opposite end of thespring being connected with a bracket 60 extending to the rear of theframe of the machine. The action of spring 59 is to cause roller 53always to be held in engagement with cam 52 so that the roller willfollow the contour of the cam during its rotation. The lower end of `arm58 is pivotally connected with a reciprocally mounted anvil 61, thisanvil being mounted in a way 62 formed inthe table 17. The forward endof the anvil is provided with a. recess 61a adapted to receive the basesof the earsy as they are delivered thereto, an

vopening 63 being provided in the anvil immediately back of the recess61a', so that the completed ears may be discharged therethrough.Surrounding the turn tables 30 and 31 are plates .6l and 65respectively, the inner ends of which form an abutment which removes thecompletedears from the anvil upon forward reciprocation thereof andallows them to fall through the opening 63. An opening 66 is provided inthe table immediately beneath opening 63 so that the ears will fall intoa container placed ybeneath the machine for that purpose. In order toplace the bases in position in recess 61a of the anvil, T have provideda block 67 which is reciprocally mounted in a way 68 secured to a plate69 attached to the table at the rear as disclosed in Figs. 2 and 3. Thisblock 67 has a recess 70 formed therein, adapted to receive the bases asthey are delivered thereto from the way 59. In order to reciprocate theblock, an upwardly projecting pin 71 is provided, this pin pivotallymounting a link 72, the opposite end of which is connected with theforward end of a lever 73 mounted on plate 69 at a point to the rear ofshaft 13. This lever is provided with a roller 74 adapted to ride uponthe surface of a .face cam '75 secured to shaft 13, the cam being soshaped as to give a dwell during a certain portion of the operation ofthe machine and at other portions of the operation to cause delivery ofthe base to the recess of the anvil. Arm 73 is connected with one end ofa spring 76, the opposite end of which is connected with an arm 77 whichis in all respects a duplicate of arm 73, and roller 78 like roller 74being mounted on arm 77 for engagement with a cam 79 secured to shaft 13and in all respects a duplicate of cam 75. The forward end of arm 77 ispivotally connected with a linlr 80, the opposite end of which isconnected to a pin 81 extending upwardly from a. block 82 reciprecallymounted in a. way 83 secured to a plate 84 mounted on table 17 in thesame manner that plate 69 is mounted thereon. Block 82 is provided witha recess 85 for receiving the caps delivered from way 51, said block inits reciprocation being designed to deliver the caps to the baseslocated in recess 61a of anvil 61. Spring 76, permits of operation ofeither or both arms 73 and 77 and maintains their rollers 74 and 78normally in engagement with their respectivo cams 75 and 79. Theposition of these cams on shaft 13 is such that cam 75 causes operationof arm 73 slightly in advance of the operation of cam 79 upon arm 77, sothat the bases of the ears Vare positioned in recess 61a previously tothe delivery thereto of the caps by block 82. Cams 75 and 79 areprovided respectively with humps 86 and 87 to cause operation of blocks67 and 82 to deliver the bases and caps in position on the anvil,portions 88 and 89 being formed on the respective cams oooeieg 'wolleofporlods'of iooporoeion "of elle blooke ye? ml-e182 oorlog ootoin n lperilous of opel-etwa of the maohihe j plunger 91rloooeed,ifmnedial-,ely 'above oponf -lolvooo foo oooufoa'fo shoe lis.Eooh'of l elle 'eases lol 'alla 11105 :is provided `with ,o lobo 106'for oolsiog. foookiog movoooooo'f Hooghe to boei anfing the :assemblingop:

a @oreille bearing ogoiiooe thojroo -ofho oep.- 49 lo foemg it ito'pesimo-rl wilhinite base.- 'f

\ `The moose-mol @opg `to be ngsombledeeo j ip leeod Y inv 'elleropoetive Hoppers '44 "and `15,1thenceentelgotho drums flo-ond ll75to1f-5030 and 31 'lo 'the lass'omloling mechanism.

"*55 block, Following this. operationv los'ely,

` Y. Immediately VAopen eel-wefyof tho loooejoo Vlolooks 67 zmd'SQ, thusleaving the supeimagain fully retracted to reoefe freSh baises,

amd Capel yHunflps' 89 fald 87' of ll'espect'ive 'come 75 und, 79 'comeintoV engagement `withrollers;` 74 ehdYS m16 cause 're'ta'ction o? 75posed bestaand oep Vfree to beopemted'upon 'Y `by plunger '91. Duringthis time amil-ope'rlting com 52de ih SucheJ posti that 'roller 3T3which y10eme;agsfrst itye away 'from com lobe 4`52e. "anvil romihhg:stationary during oper# C 'atjloof plunger' '91, lobos 106 of ooms'lolf f end 105,'now coming into operation to ermee lo sumoione 'lo lfor-ootho oop wiel-enum loo-so 'es fdisoloso-d 'lo Figo 1o, i thobooobolnfgformodwith ev restricted oponingofor fot-oeptin of its'oopomting'cap.Thoioap having 'beeh ,pesed to position' within its'rbase,

Itho plongeeA 'lo withdrawn by reason yel amy from anvlllfol, milboforeoivil 'elhajs i1110 ing position?`blooks67ond82 have bee'nlelothef loop fin-melf fespeotvogreoosses 7o onotho assembling opofatioooffltho .plun- Y@this'oporofoiofn is ropoetod as .hongos Y n :ond 45 ofromfovingfohoxfull: recopllos 1 lecting device adapted properly to placethe bases in the way, said cap feeding mechanism comprising a wayadapted to direct the caps to said assembling mechanism, and a selectingdevice adapted properly to place caps in the Way. Y

2. In combination in an ear assembling machine a base feeding mechanism,a cap feeding mechanism, said base feeding mechanism comprising a Wayadapted to direct bases to said assembling mechanism, and a selectingldevice adapted properly to place the bases in the Way, said cap feedingmechanism comprising a way adapted to direct the caps to said assemblingmechanism, and a selecting device adapted properly to place the caps inthe Way, and said assembling mechanism comprising means for placing thecaps Within the base and a die adapted to press the caps into lockingengagement with the base.

3. In an ear assembling machine the combination of a base feedingmechanism, a cap feeding mechanism, and assembling mechanism adapted toplace the caps Within the bases and to secure them therein, and anejecting mechanism adapted to remove the assembled ears from themachine, said ejecting mechanism consisting of a plate, and an anvilreciprocally mounted adjacent to the plate, adapted to receive the basesand caps, to be held stationary during the assembling operation of thebases and caps, and to be moved to remove the assembled ears therefromafter completion of said assembling operation, bybringing the ears intoengagement With the plate.

et. In combination in an ear assembling machine, a base feedingmechanism, a cap feeding mechanism, an assembling mecha.-

nism, and an ejecting mechanism adapted' to remove assembled ears fromthe machine, said base feeding mechanism comprising a a ay adapted todirect bases to said assembling mechanism, and a selecting deviceadapted properly to place the bases in the way, said cap feedingmechanism comprising a Way adapted to direct caps to said assemblingmechanism, and. a selecting device adapted properly to p lace the capsin the Way, said ejecting mechanism consisting of a plate, and an anvilreciprocally mounted adjacent to the plate, adapted to receive the basesand caps, to be held stationary during the assembling operation ofsaidbases and caps, and to be moved-to remove the assembled ears therefromafter completion of said assembling operation, bybringing the ears intoengagement with the plate.

5. An ear assembling machine comprising a base feeding mechanism` a capfeeding mechanism, and assembling mechanism adapted to place the capsWithin the base and to secure them therein, and an ejecting mechanismadapted to remove assembled ears from the machine, said assemblingmechanism consisting of means for placino' the caps Within the base, anda die adapted to press the caps into locking engagement with the base,and said ejecting mechanism consisting of a plate, and an anvilreciprocally mounted adjacent to the plate, adapted to receive the basesand caps, to be held stationary during the assembling operation of saidbases and caps, and to be moved to remove the assembled ears from said`anvil after completion of said assembling operation, by bringing theears into engagement with the plate.v v

kG. Inicombination in an ear assembling machine, a base feedingmechanism consisting of a Way adapted toA direct bases to saidassembling mechanism, and a selectingdevice adapted properlv to placethe bases in the way, a cap feeding mechanism consisting of a wayadapted to direct caps to said assembling mechanism, and a selectingdevice adaptedV properly to place the caps in the way, an assemblingmechanism consiming of means for placing the caps Within` the bases, anda die adapted to press the caps into locking engagement with the bases,and an ejecting mechanism consisting of a plate, and an anvilreciprocally mounted adjacent to the plate, adapted to receive the basesand caps, to be held stationary during the kassembling operation of saidbases and caps, and to be moved to remove the assembled ears therefromafter completion kof said assembling operation, by bringing the earsinto engagement with the plate. v

. 7. An ear assembling machine comprising an assembling mechanism, meansfor feeding the bases and caps of ears to be assembled to the assemblingmechanism, and an eject-,ing mechanism adapted to remove the assembledears from the machine, said ejecting mechanism consisting of a plate,and an anvil reciprocally mounted adjacent vto the plate, adapted toreceive the bases and caps, to be held stationary during the assemblingoperation of the bases and caps, and to be moved to remove the assembledears therefrom after completion of said assembling operation by bringingthe ears into engagement with the plate, said assembling mechanismconsisting of means` for placing the caps Within the bases upon theanvil, and a die adapted to secure the caps in locking engagement Withthe bases. p

8. An ear assembling machine comprising a base feeding mechanism, a capfeeding mechanism, and an assembling mechanism adapted to place theVcaps Within the bases and to secure them therein, said base Vfeedingmechanism consisting of a continuously moving turn table adapted rtodeliver bases to the assembling mechanism, and ,means adapted to deliverthe bases lto lthe turn table, said vassembling'mechanism being ladaptedto stop the movement of the bases with 'said turn table duringthe assembling i operation of the assemblingmechanism, and

i to release the bases to permit Vmovement 1thereof by the turntable'into position to be operated upon by the assembling mechanism'upon' completion of a previous assembling operation of the assemblingmechanism.

9. An ear assembling machine comprising base feeding mechanism,` a capfeeding mechanism, and an assembling mechanism adapted to place the capsWithin the bases and to secure them therein, saidcap feeding mechanism"consisting of a continuously moving turn table adapted to deliver capsto r the assembling mechanism, and means adapted to deliver the caps tothe turn table, said l` assembling mechanism being adapted to stopthemovement of :the caps With said turn 'tableduring theassemblingoperation of the v assembling mechanism, and-'to release theVcaps to permit movement thereof by the .turn

Y' Y table into position -to `be operated upon by the assemblingmechanism upon completion ofa-previousassembling operation oftheassembling mechanism.

l0. An ear assembling machine compris- .Y 1 ing `a base feedingmechanism, a cap feedj,V fing mechanism, and an assembling mecha- Y. 30

nism adapted to place the caps Within the bases and to secure themtherein, said base "feeding mechanism consisting of a continu- 'Y ouslymoving turn table adapted to deliverl bases to the assemblingmechanism,v and means adapted to? delivery bases to the turn table, saidcap feeding mechanism `consisting of a continuously moving turn tableadapted Y to delivercap's to the assembling mechanism,

fand means adapted to deliver caps to the turn table, said assemblingmechanism being adapted to stop the movement of the 'i bases and capsWith said tables during the vassembling operation of the lassemblingmechanism, and to release the bases and caps 4to permit movementvthereof by the turnV tables into position to be operated upon kby theassembling mechanism upon completion of a previous assembling operation,ofV the f assembling mechanism.V

p V; (jopies c! this Apatent may be obtained for 11.l In an earassembling machine the combas'es to the turn table, and a cap feeding vecents each,v by addressing the Washington, D. C.

to the assembling mechanism, and "means adapted to deliver caps totliesecond men-j tioned turn table, an assembling mechanismv adaptedto'place the caps Within the bases,

to secure them 'therein and adapted to stop themovement of the bases-andcaps YWith said first and second mentioned tables during the assemblingoperation ofthe assemmoving turn table adapted to deliver caps blingmechanism and to release the bases and caps to permit movement thereof'by the turn tables into position to be operated-'uponv bythe assemblingmechanismupon completion of a previous assembling operation of theassembling mechanism, and an ejecting mechanism adapted to remove theassembled ears fromthe machine.

l2. In an ear assembling machine tlie-com- I y bination of a basefeeding mechanism consisting of a continuously moving turni table`mechanism consisting of a p continuously adapted to deliver bases to anassembling f vmechanism, and means adapted to deliver` the bases to theturn table, arcap feeding moving turn table adapted to deliver capsl fto an assembling mechanism, and meansadapted to deliver caps to thesecond mentioned turn table, an assembling mechanism adapted to placethe caps Within the bases, to secure them therein and adapted toy stopthe movement of the Vbases and caps With said turn tables during theassembling operation of the assembling mechanism and to c releasefthebases and caps to permit -movement thereof by the turn tables intopositionto be operated upon by the assembling "f mechanism uponcompletion. of a previousv assembling operation of the assembling,Vmechanism,.yand an ejecting mechanismv adapted lto remove the assembledearsfrom theV machine,Y consisting vof aplate,r andlan anvilreciprocally mounted adjacent to the plate, adapted to receive the basesand caps, to be held stationaryduring the assembling operation of theassembling mechanism and Y therefrom after completion of saidVassembling opeiation, by bringing the earsinto engagement with theplate.

subscribed ymy name this cember, 1916. y

* CHARLES F. HAKE, Jn

o Witnesses: y

' WALTER F. MURRAY,

A. KAssoiv. o

Commissioner offlatentn Ato be movedrto remove the assembled ears Y Intestimony whereof, I have hereunto: Y

Y13thv day of' De-

